QuietWrite
Productivity
online writing editor
SHOW HN2010
91points
36comments
#15of 370 in 2010
Top 5%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Design: 4 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, elegant, tasteful design
From 4 comments
Love it! It's like writeroom / pyroom for the web. Except that I like your colors better, because they make me feel all peaceful inside. It's not saving correctly right now though?
kajecounterhack on HNVery tasteful.
apl on HNThis is really elegant. Well done!
johnnyg on HNBeautifully done. I've played around with a similar little app in the past, just to get familiar with HTML5 SQL Databases ... long before Backbone ever came about. If you're in a…
jashkenas on HN
Good demonstration of Backbone.js
From 2 comments
Great project and a nice demonstration of Backbone.js. I second the Markdown idea. That would be very useful.
js4all on HNThis is a really nice app, and I'm pretty excited to play around with it more. But I'm even happier to see that more people are discovering Backbone.js. After discovering it…
Pewpewarrows on HN
Objections
Security holes: XSS vulnerabilities found
From 1 comment
If you're considering developing this app further, you might want to take a look at the security of your app. A few minutes and I found quite a few XSS attacks on it. If you'd…
Xk on HN
Header flashes/fades distractingly
From 2 comments
The heading ("QuietWrite", "Untitled") keeps flashing for me.
listic on HNFirefox 3.6.13. Yes, the whole top bar. It fades out after a timeout, and fades back in on the slightest move of a mouse. So, if you are mousing around, it fades out/in…
listic on HN
Saving not working correctly
From 1 comment
Love it! It's like writeroom / pyroom for the web. Except that I like your colors better, because they make me feel all peaceful inside. It's not saving correctly right now though?
kajecounterhack on HN
Feedback button is distracting
From 1 comment
That feedback button on the left is very distracting. I love the irony.
Detrus on HN
Requests
Markdown formatting support
From 2 comments
Very cool. Rather than supporting a subset of html tags, why not just do Markdown formatting of the text when it is published?
bewildergeist on HNGreat project and a nice demonstration of Backbone.js. I second the Markdown idea. That would be very useful.
js4all on HN
Night mode / color scheme options
From 2 comments
Beautifully done. I've played around with a similar little app in the past, just to get familiar with HTML5 SQL Databases ... long before Backbone ever came about. If you're in a…
jashkenas on HNGreat work. A full-screen option would be cool. As well as background/text color options. I'd also like to know your thoughts on backbone.js
dmvaldman on HN
Full-screen option
From 1 comment
Great work. A full-screen option would be cool. As well as background/text color options. I'd also like to know your thoughts on backbone.js
dmvaldman on HN
Trash/delete page option
From 1 comment
Beautifully done. I've played around with a similar little app in the past, just to get familiar with HTML5 SQL Databases ... long before Backbone ever came about. If you're in a…
jashkenas on HN
Better scrolling as text grows
From 1 comment
Hitting F11 works beautifully for me. The UI is very clean. I like that it isn't too wide. If that's what the original poster meant, then I'm not sure that it's necessary. I…
sirclueless on HN
Questions
How did Backbone work out, any trouble spots?
From 1 comment
Beautifully done. I've played around with a similar little app in the past, just to get familiar with HTML5 SQL Databases ... long before Backbone ever came about. If you're in a…
jashkenas on HN
Is there an open source Backbone.js app to learn from?
From 1 comment
can you recommend an open source app developed using Backbone.js? i was hoping the OP source would be available but it seems to be minified.
exit on HN
Will there be a tutorial?
From 1 comment
Very cool! I've been wanting to play with backbone.js for a long time but I can't make time for it. Hopefully next weekend I'll have time. Are you planning to make a tutorial or…
armandososa on HN
Alternatives named
WriteRoom
From 1 comment
Love it! It's like writeroom / pyroom for the web. Except that I like your colors better, because they make me feel all peaceful inside. It's not saving correctly right now though?
kajecounterhack on HN
PyRoom
From 1 comment
Love it! It's like writeroom / pyroom for the web. Except that I like your colors better, because they make me feel all peaceful inside. It's not saving correctly right now though?
kajecounterhack on HN
Internet Typewriter
From 1 comment
Beautifully done. I've played around with a similar little app in the past, just to get familiar with HTML5 SQL Databases ... long before Backbone ever came about. If you're in a…
jashkenas on HN